What if joy wasn’t a luxury — but a lifeline?

In this soul-nourishing episode, I’m joined by intuitive coach, speaker, and joy weaver AJ Smit, whose vibrant presence and lived wisdom light up every corner of this conversation. Together, we explore what it really means to awaken — not just spiritually, but viscerally, relationally, and creatively.

We talk about:

✨ How joy becomes a sacred signal on the awakening path🌊 What it means to deconstruct your faith and still stay spiritually rooted🌿 The quiet “hum” that calls you toward more — even when life looks good on the outside🔥 Reclaiming beauty, visibility, and self-expression as a form of liberation🌀 Why awakening can feel lonely — and how to find women walking the same path🌈 The nervous system realities of expansion, embodiment, and soul-level permission

AJ brings honesty, laughter, and depth to this conversation — and reminds us that awakening isn’t always clean, but it is always sacred.

🎧 Listen in + enter the giveaway to win a spot in one of my sacred containers: The Awakening Path or Creatrix Rising.

Aj Smit is an intuitive energy worker, speaker, henna artist, and the author of the book Red Thread: Weaving an Embodied Life of Joy. She is a hot chocolate connoisseur, a glitter enthusiast, and a military spouse in Mississippi, with two pups and a plethora of houseplants. Aj has led various Red Tents, retreats, and workshops internationally over the last 15 years to help others discover how to weave creativity, joy, and wonder into their lives. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram at @TheJoyWeaver and on her website, The Joy Weaver.

Visit my Substack, Towards Embodied Living for more details

What if midlife wasn’t a crisis — but a calling?

In this heart-opening episode, I’m joined by educator, speaker, and midlife mentor Denise Drinkwalter, who brings over 30 years of lived and professional wisdom to the conversation. Together, we explore what it means to stop waiting for permission and finally choose yourself — not just in theory, but in practice.

We talk about:

Why women feel rage in midlife (and how to honour it)

The invisible labour of motherhood and caregiving

The power of embodied decisions: “for you, by you, because of you”

Redefining happiness beyond external approval

How to model joy and sovereignty for the next generation

Denise’s energy is warm, wise, and radically empowering — and this episode is an invitation to re-meet yourself with grace, softness, and truth.

🎧 Listen in + enter the giveaway to win a spot in one of my sacred containers: The Awakening Path or Creatrix Rising.Visit my Substack, Towards Embodied Living for more details

What does it mean to awaken — not just spiritually, but politically, emotionally, and bodily?

In this bold and unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Rachel and Nasreen, the co-creators of Women Are the Medicine, to explore what happens when women begin to listen to the wisdom of their bodies and refuse to keep playing by the rules of systems that were never made for us.

Together, we talk about:

Awakening from patriarchy, burnout, and people-pleasing

Learning to trust the body — cycles, triggers, truth-telling

Plant medicine, nervous system healing, and soul-aligned risk

Rebellion, rupture, and returning to joy

The vision for a new way of living, loving, and leading

This is the kind of conversation that moves like fire and lands like medicine.

✨ For the woman who knows: she is no longer available for self-abandonment.

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